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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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